More "Home Grown" & "Fresh Caught" Recipes!

I swear we aren't very primitive people....but we have thoroughly enjoyed cooking the fresh fish we caught in Destin along with using our home grown produce! We came home to find that everything had ripened while we were gone! I couldn't wait to hit the kitchen and use our home grown goods!

Yesterday morning I made muffins with our blackberries and blueberries! Our blackberry bush is out of control and Clayton found a blueberry bush outside of his office!

Berry Good Muffin Recipe

Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup of milk
- 1/4 lemon juice
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup of berries (whichever you choose!)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix the milk and lemon juice, set aside.
3. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
4. Add egg and oil to the milk mixture then combine with the mixture of dry ingredients.
5. Fold in berries.
6. Grease or line the muffin tins and bake for 22-24 minutes. For mini miffine, bake for 13-15 minutes.

I spilt my mix in half before adding the berries. I added blackberries (above) and blueberries (below).

Mmmmmm.....

Now for another Fish recipe we tried last night.... for those who don't like blackened fish! We grilled our Snapper with a marinade and then put fresh fuit salsa on top of it!

Fish Marinade Recipe

Combine all ingredients:
- 1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1 clove of garlic, minced (I just used the jar garlic!)
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt

Fruit Salsa

Combine all ingredients:
- 1 mango
- 3 kiwis
- 1 peach

Directions:

1. Marinate the fish filets in the marinade for one hour prior to grilling.
2. Put the grill on low heat and place the fish right on the grill rack (lightly oil prior to grilling).
3. Grill fish for 3-4 minutes, then flip and grill the other side for 3-4 minutes.
4. Remove and top with fruit salsa!

And if you have extra fruit salsa left over? Turn it into dessert! I took our left over tortillas from Fish Taco Night, topped them with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Baked them for 5-7 minutes on 450 degrees in the oven! Then we topped them with the fruit salsa! Delish!

Lastly, we came home to three huge red tomatoes on our tomato plant! I sliced into those babies and made a BLT for lunch today! (I don't think you need the directions for that one!) However, I did attempt to make a healthier version by using turkey bacon rather than the real stuff! It was great!

We have never grown our own fruits and vegetables until now, and have enjoyed every minute of it! It's so exciting and it's pretty fulfilling to know that you're eating something you grew all by yourself! If you've never done it, I encourage you to give it a try!